New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-01
TIE THISTLE TRIES HER WINGS.
ALMOST A COLLISION WITH THE CLARA
THE MAYFLOwER AND THE SCOTCH YACHT PASS
EACH OTHYR-THE LATTFR'S BIG SAIL

THE MAYFLowER AND THE SCOTCH YACHT PASS
EACH OTHER-THE LATTFR's BIG SAIL
The Thistle took another spin down the boy yester-
day. goiu over a portion of the inside course She
hoistel her snowy canvas about II a. m, spreading
above her msiusan a club topsaIl. But tor over au
hour the wind was too light to enable her TO gather
enopgl Roadway pick her way through the throng
OF Yachts about her. Thrice she tried TO get of and
thrice the anchor dropped again. In one of those
attempts willis irving to avoid the steam yacht
Radba hich was lying at anchor. she drifted down
on the Clara and poked her bOwsDnt between the jb
stay and tOpmast stay of the little cutter, narrow
shaving her side also For minute there good
deal of con .ternaion both yachts but nckily the
Thistle got out OF the tangle without receiving any
damage or in fictng any.
The Thistle made handsome picture she lay with
her white sails IDLY Tapping and her head turning
hther and thither. and photoyrap her quick to
take advantage OF it. But it not pictures but
breeze that Captain Barr and bis men wanted. Some
traces of 1t discerned toward the Long
Island shore, and ut twenty minutes atior IL tug
took her IN tow ana pulled her out into Tiistream.
The wind rbon light and puffy from the southeast.
The Thistle stood the starboard tack until close to
tho Long Island shore, thea went about and stood
away for Fort wadsworth tor ten minutes. Her sails
were all set as Fat as boards and not wrinkle or
shake visible anywhere. She waH just twenty
three seconds in stays before filing away on the star
board tack. She Only twenty seconds In stays
next time and then able TO Law her courso close
hauled tor Buoy No. TO- Meanwhile dark clouds had
gathered overhead and rain fell When IT ccssed
raining the wind rose, for nearly hour It blew
in gusts from fteen to twenty miles IN hour, strew
ing the lower BAY thick with white CAPS BY this
time the Thistle nearing the point of the dock
snl still holding to her club opsal. But she was
too tar away from the lookout Fort Wsdsworth
TO bs well enough to justify any criticisms as 10
her behavior. As well could be discerned through
glass she appeared to be standing up well. But the
squal passed aud the wind tel TO five miles an nouT
At 245 o'clock the Thistle began hor return
Journey. The wnd-what there was OF twas nearly
dead att and the food tide favored the Thistle out
Captain Barr seemed fearful that spectators IN gbt
draw too favorable conclusions about her perform
ance and had her boo hauled well IN Instead OF
much wind As possible So the Thistle approache
the Nsrrows ut exceedingly lsisurcly gait. The
Msynower with her big mainsaIi was beating out
but ae ainst a food tide aud light wind was making
little heauway The two yachts passed each other ut
420 Just lads tue Narrows. Spectators hoped that
the Mayhower would square away ana try conclusions
with tho Thistle but she still held met the
wind. Tho Gloss proximity OF the TWO yachts, how
ever, invited compai isons as to their appearance.
large accounted Tor by the fact that tae
Thistle had q club topsiil. giving to her canvas
symmstrica appearance, while tue MsydowSr had set
over her huge nsinssl a small iiOhsaded tOpsail |
wi ich didn extend nearly to the end OF the gAf and
cIade her sails look squatty" Tho malnsail is
low in the peak and didn't get at all well, SLOWING |
ugly wrinkles in toe leech aud head. II trie,; |
yesterday tor the fir, time and, OF when fairly
stretched all these defects may De remedial. - n
"a could be judged by the eye alone the May flowers |
new mlnsal appears be a little bigger than that of
the Thistle. nen the May0ower went about
the Thistle she ju.t twenty seconds 10 stays.
The This lie dropped her anchor att few minutes
before o'clock, selecting place quarter OF milo
south OF her previous anchorage and urt1er Oh shore
20 that she can get under wav without running any
risk OF toulIns any OF the other yachts moored Oh
Tompk insve.
LONDON. Aug. 3l-Mr Bell the owner OF the Thistle.
and his wife passengers the steamer City of Rome,
which left Liverpool to-day for New York Mr. Bell is
confidc Mt that the Thistle Will win.